Best photographic reporting from abroad in newspapers or news services
AWARD YEAR: 2008
AWARD NAME: The John Faber Award 2008
RECIPIENTS: Tony Karumba, Simon Maina, Yasuyoshi Chiba, Walter Astrada, Roberto Schmidt
AFFILIATION: Agence France-Presse
HONORED WORK: “Kenya Vote Violence”
Agence France-Presse photographers fanned out across Nairobi to cover the reaction to the Kenyan presidential elections. Accusations of fraud, and the ensuing violence, was aggravated by age-old tribal issues between rival factions. The photographers’ exceptional team coverage provided insight via the world’s newspapers with a superbly comprehensive narrative.
Citation for Excellence:
Jerome Delay
The Associated Press
“Trouble in Congo”